petitepedal Posted August 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2014 What the heck...last night I used a fabric type one (Band Aid Brand)..I had a hard time getting the thing off...and I may need some GooGone to get the sticky stuff off my finger...Other times I use the light weight plastic ones...and they don't stick...and the plastic splits...AND there are a freaking million different kinds of band aids out there...What ever happened to the olden days and simple band aids...the fancy ones with Mickey's picture on it were the expensive ones...Which we did not buy.. Give me a plain ol band aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 12, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2014 I just cauterize any wounds with my blow torch then rub dog poo in them to build up my immunity. They I go tackle a cow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 12, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2014 Mrs. Silly asked me to pick some Band-aids at the grocery store last week. I stood in front of the display for 5 minutes trying to figure out which ones she wanted. I went with "Hello Kittie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 12, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 12, 2014 Mrs. Silly asked me to pick some Band-aids at the grocery store last week. I stood in front of the display for 5 minutes trying to figure out which ones she wanted. I went with "Hello Kitty". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 12, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 12, 2014 Mrs. Silly asked me to pick some Band-aids at the grocery store last week. I stood in front of the display for 5 minutes trying to figure out which ones she wanted. I went with "Hello Kittie". When I worked in the ED one of my favorite things to do was to put Hello Kitty band aids on drunk guys. Several times we had dudes arrested for DUI with facial injuries that were going to jail after their treatment. I would always put Hello Kitty band aids on the facial injuries and they would never know. It's the little things that get you through a shift. Of course I would probably get in trouble for that these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 12, 2014 3.2 on the Rant-O-Meter. Granted that you didn't have much material to work with. Too bad the cut wasn't on a hairy part of your body then you could have included the pain of pulling the band-aid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted August 12, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 12, 2014 3.25 you did not blame anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted August 12, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 12, 2014 I just cauterize any wounds with my blow torch then rub dog poo in them to build up my immunity. They I go tackle a cow. I know you're joking, but I've actually had a wound cauterized....and damn that hurt like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted August 12, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 12, 2014 I just cauterize any wounds with my blow torch then rub dog poo in them to build up my immunity. They I go tackle a cow. well, this pretty much eliminates my "just rub some dirt in it" response... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted August 12, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 12, 2014 I saw a vas deferens cauterized before. The area was supposed to be numb, but the patient still flinched. Owie! What a man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 12, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 12, 2014 I saw a vas deferens cauterized before. The area was supposed to be numb, but the patient still flinched. Owie! What a man! You supposed to share the "safe word" with K. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted August 12, 2014 Well...at least I am not the only one who stands in front of the band aid section of the store with glazed over eyes....I may go for Hello Kitty next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted August 12, 2014 Share #13 Posted August 12, 2014 I look like that in the deodorant isle. Why are there so many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 12, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 12, 2014 I know you're joking, but I've actually had a wound cauterized....and damn that hurt like hell. Yep. I had a wound from an external fixation device that would not heal cauterized. Nothing hurts as bad as a burn, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted August 12, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 12, 2014 At Sea Scout Base Galveston, I discovered the miracle of the "blister" band aid! Those things are genius. They stick to anything and stay on no matter what. Takes a bit of work to get them off, but they sure did keep the salwater and stuff out of the cuts on my big toes. One cut was from a barnacle or something on the dock floats and the other was from getting my foot stepped on by another scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted August 12, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 12, 2014 http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/CVS-Advanced-Healing-Blister-Care-Bandages-All-One-Size?skuId=210004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted August 12, 2014 Share #17 Posted August 12, 2014 I rarely get cuts small enough to cover with a band-aid, and when I do it's usually on an area where a band-aid won't stay on(hands). My cuts usually require tape, Tegaderm, or staples to close the wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted August 12, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 12, 2014 I rarely get cuts small enough to cover with a band-aid, and when I do it's usually on an area where a band-aid won't stay on(hands). My cuts usually require tape, Tegaderm, or staples to close the wound. cut does not equal gaping gash. just so you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 12, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 12, 2014 I've got a ton of band-aids, cotton patches, tapes, etc from some of my previous injuries. I am pretty good at wound dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted August 12, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 12, 2014 cut does not equal gaping gash. just so you know.so I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted August 12, 2014 Share #21 Posted August 12, 2014 I've got a ton of band-aids, cotton patches, tapes, etc from some of my previous injuries. I am pretty good at wound dressing. I have a huge pile of Tegaderm leftover from my belly wound. Probably enough to cover my whole body a half a dozen times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 12, 2014 Share #22 Posted August 12, 2014 I have a huge pile of Tegaderm leftover from my belly wound. Probably enough to cover my whole body a half a dozen times. Yeah. When I left the hospital from my really bad crash four years ago, they gave me a ton of wound dressing paraphenalia. I could probably supply a trauma clinic for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted August 12, 2014 Share #23 Posted August 12, 2014 Yeah. When I left the hospital from my really bad crash four years ago, they gave me a ton of wound dressing paraphenalia. I could probably supply a trauma clinic for a week. Gave? You mean you took it and your insurance got billed $7,489.32 for the stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 12, 2014 Share #24 Posted August 12, 2014 Gave? You mean you took it and your insurance got billed $7,489.32 for the stuff? No, that stuff was not even a drop in the bucket for what my insurance got charged in that go round. Nurses are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted August 12, 2014 Share #25 Posted August 12, 2014 Gave? You mean you took it and your insurance got billed $7,489.32 for the stuff?once the supplies were brought to my room, they became mine. A few of the packages included nice scissors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted August 12, 2014 Share #26 Posted August 12, 2014 I saw a vas deferens cauterized before. The area was supposed to be numb, but the patient still flinched. Owie! What a man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 12, 2014 Share #27 Posted August 12, 2014 once the supplies were brought to my room, they became mine. A few of the packages included nice scissors. Yay! I got a nice little pair of scissors, too! I guess they don't want to use them on different patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 12, 2014 Share #28 Posted August 12, 2014 I've got some nice Mickey Mouse bandages as well as Hello Kitty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted August 12, 2014 Share #29 Posted August 12, 2014 We have all types, shapes and sizes. We even have some with Winnie The Pooh and Tigger on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted August 13, 2014 Share #30 Posted August 13, 2014 I know a few people who use electrical tape instead of bandages on smaller cuts. They say it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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